The
24
REpower
turbines
are
now
fully
operational
and
connected
to
the
grid,
and
set
to
generate
about
500,000MWh
of
electricity
a
year
for
RWE’s
Dutch
unit
Essent.
“Construction
of
Thornton
Bank
wind
farm
is
on
schedule
and
is
matching
up
to
our
expectations,”
said
Hans
Bünting,
chief
executive
of
RWE
Innogy.
“This
project
shows
that
when
the
conditions
are
right
and
long-term
planning
is
possible,
offshore
wind
energy
can
work
on
an
industrial
scale.”
RWE
Innogy
has
a
26.7%
stake
in
the
Thornton
Bank
wind
farm,
which
is
situated
some
30km
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